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The independent-minded quarterly that combines good looks, good writing and a personal approach.Slightly Foxedintroduces its readers to books that are no longer new and fashionable but have lasting appeal. Good-humoured, unpretentious and a bit eccentric, it’s more like a well-read friend than a literary magazine.
In this issue: Norma Clarke enjoys the letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle • Samuel Saloway-Cooke joins Delia in the kitchen • Ysenda Maxtone Graham sympathizes with E. M. Delafield’s Provincial Lady • Robin Blake toughs it out with Simenon • Nigel Andrew remembers some stirring narrative verse • Flora Neville relishes the dark stories of Edward Gorey • Alex Woodcock learns his trade as a stonemason • Richard Smyth unpicks the art of the cryptic crossword • Adam Sisman has the last laugh with Lucky Jim • Felicity James remembers the world of John Updike’s Couples, and much more besides . . .